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{{RaceIconExt|Wolvar}} [[Wolvar]]<br />
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'''Northrend''' is the northern, icy [[continent]] of the [[world]] of [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]], and the source of the evil [[Scourge]]. It is also the home of [[Icecrown Citadel]], the seat of the malevolent [[Lich King]]. The continent is featured in the ''World of Warcraft'' expansion, ''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King]]''.
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== History ==
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=== Ancient history ===
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Often called "the roof of the world" and sometimes "the crown of Azeroth",<ref>http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/northrend/borean-tundra.xml</ref> Northrend is a frozen wasteland that lies far to the north. As with the other continents, it was once part of the original [[Kalimdor]] landmass that was broken apart during the [[Great Sundering|Sundering]].<ref>http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/troll/icetribes.html</ref> The land that became Northrend drifted far from Azeroth's temperate zone, which killed off a large portion of the remaining wildlife.
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A particularly hardy breed of insectoid-humanoids, the [[Aqir]], had survived the destruction. After thousands of years of evolution, the Aqir became the [[Nerubian]]s: a sinister, shadowy race of spider-men. While a few [[humans]] and [[trolls]] eked out survival in small encampments, their presence was no match for the Nerubian Empire.
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Northrend also contains [[The Dragonblight]]: an enormous ice plain covered with the bones of thousands of [[dragon]]s. As they near death, the great beasts fly to Northrend so that they may die with their ancestors. The [[blue dragonflight]], led by the enigmatic [[Malygos]], watches over the Dragonblight to ensure that the remains are undisturbed. The blue dragons were successful in their task for many thousands of years, until the coming of the [[Lich King]].
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=== The coming of the Lich King ===
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[[Image:Northrendentryconc.jpg|left|thumb|250px| Northrend concept art]]
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After [[Ner'zhul]] the [[shaman]] was captured and tortured by [[Kil'jaeden]], the demonlord transformed the ancient [[Orc]] into a dark being of immense power. Now called the Lich King, Ner'zhul was imprisoned within a block of ice and cast back into [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]]. Ner'zhul's prison landed at the base of the mighty [[Icecrown Glacier]], by far the largest glacier in Azeroth. From this secret location, the Lich King used his telepathic powers to enslave many of the native life forms, including Ice Trolls and [[Wendigo]]. With these servants, Ner'zhul created a small army for himself. The Nerubians, aware of the Lich King's threat to themselves and the world at large, launched an attack on Ner'zhul's forces. Thus began the [[War of the Spider]].
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After ten long years of war, the nerubians were eventually defeated by the Lich King's endless supply of undead warriors and aid from the Legion's nathrezim. Most of the Nerubians were slain and reanimated as soldiers in the Undead army, while those who remained alive continued a guerrilla war against the lord of the dead. Satisfied that Northrend was his, Ner'zhul began consolidating his forces for the corruption of [[Lordaeron]]. To this end, the Scourge stole many sets of remains from the Dragonblight, which were then reborn as lethal [[Frost Wyrm]]s.
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By the end of the [[Third War]], Northrend had seen the corruption of [[Prince Arthas]], who had followed the [[nathrezim]] [[Mal'Ganis]] to the cold north in an attempt to stop the [[Scourge]], as well as an invasion attempt by Illidan's [[Naga]] and [[blood elf]] forces, who had hoped to destroy Icecrown and the Lich King. This invasion was [[A Symphony of Frost and Flame|thwarted]] by Arthas and [[Anub'arak]] however, and Ner'zhul successfully merged with Arthas to free the Lich King from the Frozen Throne. The Lich King now holds complete domination over Northrend, and the living dare not tread on the frozen continent&mdash;especially after a disastrous invasion attempt of the [[Scarlet Crusade]] which ended in the expeditionary force being decimated. Even though the Crusaders reached as far as Icecrown Glacier, the heavy losses suffered from this defeat marked an end to the counter offensive and forced the Crusade into a defensive stance, consolidating their powers in the [[Plaguelands]]. Scattered remains of [[Barean Westwind]]'s fleet are likely to be found amongst the Frozen Coast, the skeletal shipwrecks a warning to any vessel navigating too close to the shores of Northrend.
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== World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King ==
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[[Image:WorldMap-World.jpg|thumb|Northrend's position on Azeroth]]
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Northrend is the setting of [[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King|the second expansion]].
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In terms of size, the Northrend expansion is similar in scope to the ''Burning Crusade'' expansion: Northrend has been shown to contain ten zone-like areas, compared with the seven zones of Outland plus four zones of draenei and blood elf starting areas featured in ''Burning Crusade''.
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As for the sizes of the zones themselves, a few (especially the Borean Tundra and Dragonblight) are huge, making them similar to the larger-than-average zones in Outland. At the same time, however, Northrend also include a few rather small zones (namely Sholazar Basin and Wintergrasp). Northrend is bigger than [[Outland]] by a couple of zones, and some of the zones themselves are larger than Outland's largest zones.<ref>{{ref web|url=http://www.worldofwar.net/articles/413336/wotlk-report-may-2008|title=WotLK Report May 2008}}</ref>
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Unlike Outland, there is no minimum-level requirement to enter Northrend.<ref>{{ref web|url=http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/faq.xml#1_12|title=World of Warcraft FAQ question 1.12}}</ref>
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== Cataclysm ==
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Questions have been raised about the continuity of the Wrath of the Lich King storyline following the [[Cataclysm]], and blue-poster [[Bornakk]] has addressed this issue:
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<blockquote><span style="color:#00d0ff">You have to consider the changes with some form of leniency, while technically you could say that if the story progresses then we need to remove a bunch of the content from Outland and Northrend as those are over - but for numerous reasons, you can probably see why that would be a bad idea. This is the same type of thing that happens by just having a persistent world, just because one quest was completed where something was killed doesn't mean it vanishes from your sight forever.
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While a level 80 doesn't need to return to the locations of Outland and Northrend and can focus on the new stories - a new character hasn't helped defeat the villains in those areas so they still need to answer the call and fight them off (or in the terms people are tossing around, they need to level).</span> [http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820526504&sid=1&pageNo=2#26]</blockquote>
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A day before the launch of Cataclysm during an interview, a Blizzard Employee stated changing [[Outland]] and Northrend in a future patch.{{fact}}
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==Getting to Northrend==
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[[Boats|Ships]] and [[Zeppelin|zeppelins]] departing from [[Stormwind]], [[Orgrimmar]], [[Menethil Harbor]] and the [[Undercity]] provide access to Northrend from [[Kalimdor]] and the [[Eastern Kingdoms]].
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*{{Alliance}}{{wotlk-inline}} [[File:The Kraken.jpg|30px]] ''[[The Kraken]]'': [[Stormwind Harbor]], [[Stormwind City]] &#8596; [[Valiance Keep]], [[Borean Tundra]]
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*{{Alliance}}{{wotlk-inline}} [[File:Northspear-menethil.jpg|30px]] ''[[Northspear]]'': [[Menethil Harbor]], [[Wetlands]] &#8596; [[Valgarde]], [[Howling Fjord]]
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*{{Horde}}{{Wotlk-inline}} [[File:The Mighty Wind.jpg|30px]] ''[[The Mighty Wind]]'': [[Orgrimmar]], [[Durotar]] ↔ [[Warsong Hold]], [[Borean Tundra]]
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;Eastern Kingdoms ↔ Northrend
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*{{Horde}}{{Wotlk-inline}} [[File:The Cloudkisser.jpg|30px]] ''[[The Cloudkisser]]'': [[Undercity]], [[Tirisfal Glades]] ↔ [[Vengeance Landing]], [[Howling Fjord]]
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See the [[Cataclysm travel guide]] for more information on the ship and zeppelin routes to [[Northrend]], and maps of intercontinental mass transit routes.
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==Regions==
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[[Image:WorldMap-Northrend.jpg|thumb|340px|In-game map of Northrend]]
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''Wrath of the Lich King'' zones and their levels:<ref>{{ref web |url=http://www.wow-europe.com/wrath/features/northrend/worldmap.xml |title=World of Warcraft Interactive Map with Region Levels}}</ref>
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* [[Howling Fjord]] (68 &ndash; 72)
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* [[Borean Tundra]] (68 &ndash; 72)
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* [[Dragonblight]] (71 &ndash; 74)
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* [[Grizzly Hills]] (73 &ndash; 75)
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* [[Zul'Drak]] (74 &ndash; 77)
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* [[Sholazar Basin]] (76 &ndash; 78)
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* [[Storm Peaks|The Storm Peaks]] (77 &ndash; 80)
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* [[Crystalsong Forest]] (77 &ndash; 80)
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* [[Hrothgar's Landing]] (77 &ndash; 80)
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* [[Icecrown]] (77 &ndash; 80)
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* [[Wintergrasp]] (Outdoor PvP, 75+ to participate, 78+ for weekly quests)
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* [[Coldarra]] (Shares the same map as the Borean Tundra, but is marked with the larger font designating it as a separate region, though it is not marked on the main overworld map.)
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===Regions (lore)===
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[[Image:Northrend.JPG|thumb|340px|Sketched map of Northrend (set approximately two-three years before present).<ref>''[[Lands of Mystery]]'', pg. 84</ref>]]
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As compiled by Brann Bronzebeard during his journey chronicled in ''Lands of Mystery'' (set 2–3 years before Wrath of the Lich King).
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* [[Howling Fjord]]
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* [[Borean Tundra]]
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* [[Dragonblight]]
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* [[Sholazar Basin]] (listed as both its own region and a subregion of [[Borean Tundra]].)
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* [[Coldarra]]
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* [[Crystalsong Forest]]
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* [[Zul'Drak]]
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* [[Grizzly Hills]]
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* [[Azjol-Nerub]]
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* [[Storm Peaks]]
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* [[Icecrown Glacier]]
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[[Image:Northrend glacier artwork.jpg|thumb|Northrend glacier artwork.]]
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* [[Utgarde Keep]]
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* [[Azjol-Nerub]]
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* [[Ahn'kahet]]
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* [[Ulduar]]
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* [[Naxxramas|Naxxramas II]]
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* [[The Nexus]]
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* [[Icecrown Citadel]]
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* [[Drak'Tharon Keep]]
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* [[Chamber of Aspects]]
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* [[The Violet Hold]]
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* [[Crusaders' Coliseum]]
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* [[Gundrak]]
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* [[Vault of Archavon]]
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[[Image:Wendigo-wotlk.jpg|thumb|[[Wendigo]]]]
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* [[Bane spider]]
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* [[Blue dragon]]
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* [[Caribou]]
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* [[Darkfallen]]
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* [[Flesh giant]]
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* [[Furbolg]]
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* [[Gargoyle]]
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* [[Gorloc]]
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* [[Human]]
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* [[Ice troll]]
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* [[Iron dwarf]]
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* [[Iron giant]]
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* [[Jormungar wyrm]]
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* [[Kvaldir]]
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* [[Mammoth]]
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* [[Nerubian]]
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* [[Penguin]]
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* [[Plague eruptor]]
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* [[Proto-dragon]]
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* [[Seal]]
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* [[Shovel tusk]]
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* [[Storm giant]]
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* [[Taunka]]
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* [[Tuskarr]]
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* [[Vrykul]]
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* [[Val'kyr]]
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* [[Walrus]]
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* [[Wendigo]]
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* [[Wolvar]]
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* [[Whale]]
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* [[Yeti]]
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==Gallery==
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:''NOTE: For more Northrend-related images, see the [[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King]]-article.''
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File:NorthrendWC3.JPG|Northrend in ''Warcraft III''.
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File:Northrendmap2.JPG|Northrend in ''The Frozen Throne''.
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File:NorthrendWC3Cutscene.jpg|Northrend in ''Warcraft III'' Cutscene.
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File:Northrend sea rocks artwork.jpg|Northrend seascape.
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File:NorthrendWrath.jpg‎|Initial planned layout of zones in Northrend as shown at Blizzcon '07.<ref>{{ref web|url=http://videogames.yahoo.com/news-525424|title=Yahoo Games coverage of BlizzCon '07}}</ref>
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File:NorthrendClassic.jpg‎|Fan concept of the classical map of Northrend.
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File:LoadScreenNorthrendWide.jpg|Loading Screen in Wrath of the Lich King
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==References==
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==Sources==
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Level: 68 - 80
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Northrend loading graphic as of patch 4.0.3a
Races

ScourgeScourgeScourgeScourge Scourge
Blue dragon Blue dragon
Red dragon Red dragon
Bronze dragon Bronze dragon
Green dragon Green dragon
Black dragon Black dragon
NerubianNerubianNerubianNerubian Nerubian
N'raqiN'raqiN'raqiN'raqi N'raqi
VrykulVrykul Vrykul
Ice trollIce troll Ice troll
Furbolg Furbolg
Tuskarr Tuskarr
TaunkaTaunka Taunka
HumanHuman Human
OrcOrc Orc
ForsakenForsaken Forsaken
GnomeGnome Gnome
DwarfDwarf Dwarf
TaurenTauren Tauren
WorgenWorgen Worgen
High elfHigh elf High elf
Blood elfBlood elf Blood elf
Night elfNight elf Night elf
Jungle trollJungle troll Jungle troll
GoblinGoblin Goblin
DraeneiDraenei Draenei
EarthenEarthen Earthen
Frost dwarfFrost dwarf Frost dwarf
Iron dwarf Iron dwarf
IconSmall Wolvar Wolvar
IconSmall Gorloc Gorloc
MurlocMurloc Murloc
Magnataur Magnataur
IconSmall Snobold Snobold
IconSmall NorthrendYeti Yeti

Other races...
Government Dictatorship
Ruler(s) The Lich King
Location Northern Azeroth

Northrend is the northern, icy continent of the world of Azeroth, and the source of the evil Scourge. It is also the home of Icecrown Citadel, the seat of the malevolent Lich King. The continent is featured in the World of Warcraft expansion, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.

History

Ancient history

Often called "the roof of the world" and sometimes "the crown of Azeroth",[1] Northrend is a frozen wasteland that lies far to the north. As with the other continents, it was once part of the original Kalimdor landmass that was broken apart during the Sundering.[2] The land that became Northrend drifted far from Azeroth's temperate zone, which killed off a large portion of the remaining wildlife.

A particularly hardy breed of insectoid-humanoids, the Aqir, had survived the destruction. After thousands of years of evolution, the Aqir became the Nerubians: a sinister, shadowy race of spider-men. While a few humans and trolls eked out survival in small encampments, their presence was no match for the Nerubian Empire.

Northrend also contains The Dragonblight: an enormous ice plain covered with the bones of thousands of dragons. As they near death, the great beasts fly to Northrend so that they may die with their ancestors. The blue dragonflight, led by the enigmatic Malygos, watches over the Dragonblight to ensure that the remains are undisturbed. The blue dragons were successful in their task for many thousands of years, until the coming of the Lich King.

The coming of the Lich King

Northrendentryconc

Northrend concept art

After Ner'zhul the shaman was captured and tortured by Kil'jaeden, the demonlord transformed the ancient Orc into a dark being of immense power. Now called the Lich King, Ner'zhul was imprisoned within a block of ice and cast back into Azeroth. Ner'zhul's prison landed at the base of the mighty Icecrown Glacier, by far the largest glacier in Azeroth. From this secret location, the Lich King used his telepathic powers to enslave many of the native life forms, including Ice Trolls and Wendigo. With these servants, Ner'zhul created a small army for himself. The Nerubians, aware of the Lich King's threat to themselves and the world at large, launched an attack on Ner'zhul's forces. Thus began the War of the Spider.

After ten long years of war, the nerubians were eventually defeated by the Lich King's endless supply of undead warriors and aid from the Legion's nathrezim. Most of the Nerubians were slain and reanimated as soldiers in the Undead army, while those who remained alive continued a guerrilla war against the lord of the dead. Satisfied that Northrend was his, Ner'zhul began consolidating his forces for the corruption of Lordaeron. To this end, the Scourge stole many sets of remains from the Dragonblight, which were then reborn as lethal Frost Wyrms.

By the end of the Third War, Northrend had seen the corruption of Prince Arthas, who had followed the nathrezim Mal'Ganis to the cold north in an attempt to stop the Scourge, as well as an invasion attempt by Illidan's Naga and blood elf forces, who had hoped to destroy Icecrown and the Lich King. This invasion was thwarted by Arthas and Anub'arak however, and Ner'zhul successfully merged with Arthas to free the Lich King from the Frozen Throne. The Lich King now holds complete domination over Northrend, and the living dare not tread on the frozen continent—especially after a disastrous invasion attempt of the Scarlet Crusade which ended in the expeditionary force being decimated. Even though the Crusaders reached as far as Icecrown Glacier, the heavy losses suffered from this defeat marked an end to the counter offensive and forced the Crusade into a defensive stance, consolidating their powers in the Plaguelands. Scattered remains of Barean Westwind's fleet are likely to be found amongst the Frozen Coast, the skeletal shipwrecks a warning to any vessel navigating too close to the shores of Northrend.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

WorldMap-World

Northrend's position on Azeroth

Main article: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Northrend is the setting of the second expansion.

In terms of size, the Northrend expansion is similar in scope to the Burning Crusade expansion: Northrend has been shown to contain ten zone-like areas, compared with the seven zones of Outland plus four zones of draenei and blood elf starting areas featured in Burning Crusade.

As for the sizes of the zones themselves, a few (especially the Borean Tundra and Dragonblight) are huge, making them similar to the larger-than-average zones in Outland. At the same time, however, Northrend also include a few rather small zones (namely Sholazar Basin and Wintergrasp). Northrend is bigger than Outland by a couple of zones, and some of the zones themselves are larger than Outland's largest zones.[3]

Unlike Outland, there is no minimum-level requirement to enter Northrend.[4]

Cataclysm

Cataclysm This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

Questions have been raised about the continuity of the Wrath of the Lich King storyline following the Cataclysm, and blue-poster Bornakk has addressed this issue:

You have to consider the changes with some form of leniency, while technically you could say that if the story progresses then we need to remove a bunch of the content from Outland and Northrend as those are over - but for numerous reasons, you can probably see why that would be a bad idea. This is the same type of thing that happens by just having a persistent world, just because one quest was completed where something was killed doesn't mean it vanishes from your sight forever. While a level 80 doesn't need to return to the locations of Outland and Northrend and can focus on the new stories - a new character hasn't helped defeat the villains in those areas so they still need to answer the call and fight them off (or in the terms people are tossing around, they need to level). [1]

A day before the launch of Cataclysm during an interview, a Blizzard Employee stated changing Outland and Northrend in a future patch.[citation needed] 

Getting to Northrend

Ships and zeppelins departing from Stormwind, Orgrimmar, Menethil Harbor and the Undercity provide access to Northrend from Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms.

Ships

Eastern Kingdoms ↔ Northrend

Zeppelins

Kalimdor ↔ Northrend
Eastern Kingdoms ↔ Northrend

See the Cataclysm travel guide for more information on the ship and zeppelin routes to Northrend, and maps of intercontinental mass transit routes.

Regions

WorldMap-Northrend

In-game map of Northrend

Wrath of the Lich King zones and their levels:[5]

Regions (lore)

Northrend

Sketched map of Northrend (set approximately two-three years before present).[6]

As compiled by Brann Bronzebeard during his journey chronicled in Lands of Mystery (set 2–3 years before Wrath of the Lich King).

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Dungeons

Northrend glacier artwork

Northrend glacier artwork.

Main article: Instances by continent

Native races and species

Wendigo-wotlk

Wendigo

Gallery

NOTE: For more Northrend-related images, see the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King-article.
  • NorthrendWC3.JPG

    Northrend in Warcraft III.

  • Northrend in The Frozen Throne.

    Northrend in The Frozen Throne.

  • Northrend in Warcraft III Cutscene.

    Northrend in Warcraft III Cutscene.

  • Northrend seascape.

    Northrend seascape.

  • Initial planned layout of zones in Northrend as shown at Blizzcon '07.[7]

    Initial planned layout of zones in Northrend as shown at Blizzcon '07.[7]

  • Fan concept of the classical map of Northrend.

    Fan concept of the classical map of Northrend.

  • LoadScreenNorthrendWide.jpg

    Loading Screen in Wrath of the Lich King

References

 
  1. ^ http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/northrend/borean-tundra.xml
  2. ^ http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/troll/icetribes.html
  3. ^ WotLK Report May 2008.
  4. ^ World of Warcraft FAQ question 1.12.
  5. ^ World of Warcraft Interactive Map with Region Levels.
  6. ^ Lands of Mystery, pg. 84
  7. ^ Yahoo Games coverage of BlizzCon '07.

Sources

External links


Regions of Northrend
Northrend is an in-game continent
Map of Northrend
Major islands, seas, continents and other locations of the world of Azeroth
Continents
Map of Azeroth
The Great Sea
Other seas
and islands
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